CCAGW PAC Endorses Tom Rooney for Florida's 16th District

Business Wire, Oct 17, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee (CCAGW PAC) today announced its endorsement of Tom Rooney for Congress in Florida's 16th Congressional District. Mr. Rooney is running against incumbent Rep. Tim Mahoney.

"Tom Rooney is a fiscal conservative who believes in less government and lower taxes. He has pledged to reduce the size of government by working to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse," CCAGW PAC Chairman Tom Schatz said. "He understands the critical need to end Congress's addiction to spending and earmarking." In contrast, Rep. Mahoney received a vote rating of 16 percent from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW). A member of Congress with a rating less than 20 percent makes him a big spender and "hostile" to taxpayers.

Mr. Rooney has signed the CCAGW Earmark Reform Pledge. The pledge features ten principles designed to bring increased transparency and accountability to the spending process. Rep. Mahoney has not signed the CCAGW earmark pledge. In fact, he supported wasteful earmarks in the fiscal 2008 spending bills such as funding for the National Mule and Packers Museum, the Houston Zoo, the Lobster Institute in Maine, and grape genetics research in Geneva, N.Y.

In his CCAGW PAC Candidate Questionnaire, Mr. Rooney pledged support for taxpayer-friendly initiatives such as budget and earmark reform, tax cuts, a Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, and the line-item veto.

"Tom Rooney has the ability to lead Congress to improve the future economic outlook. America needs leaders who say 'no' to the continuing spending and pork-fest in Washington. Tom Rooney will work in the best interests of Florida's 16th District and taxpayers nationwide," Schatz concluded.

CCAGW PAC is affiliated with the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, a 501(c)(4) organization. CCAGW PAC's mission is to support political candidates who will fight to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government and represent the best interests of taxpayers.

Paid for by the Council for Citizens Against Waste Political Action Committee. http://www.ccagwpac.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.